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'Explosively enjoyable' Thrillers of the Month, Guardian
'Brilliantly twisty' Andrea Mara
'Every parent's worst fear . . . impossible to put down' Sarah Pearse

You'll do anything to get your daughter back . . .

Lauren can't wait to see her daughter again, to pick her up from university at the end of her first term. But when she arrives at her hall and knocks on the door to her room, a stranger opens it.

At first, Lauren thinks she must have the wrong room, or the wrong floor. Maybe even the wrong building.

But she soon realises the truth: Evie's not there. She hasn't been there for weeks. So where is she?

Following one family's desperate race against time as one terrifying moment unravels into a living nightmare, The Daughter is the unmissable new heart-in-mouth thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Holiday, The Mother and The Dream Home.©2025 T.M. Logan (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK Amateur Sleuths Crime Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Exciting Fiction Heartfelt Scary Thriller
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Loved this story. Read it in 3 sittings. Every parent’s nightmare. Could feel the disbelief, sheer terror and frustration of the mum searching for her daughter who has disappeared. Recommended.

Fast pace, terrifyingly credible story.

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I nearly didn’t bother with this book because of the negative comments in the reviews about the narration. Having listened to the sample I decided I liked Louise Brealey’s style and was so glad I persevered. A cracking story full of suspense with some great characters all perfectly delineated. Actors put in an enormous amount of time and preparation before spending days inside a small recording studio bringing a book and all it’s characters to life. Of course it’s the listeners prerogative to criticise the end product, but to be so damning is quite hurtful and could have a bearing on recording companies about their future employment. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I thought the narration was great.

A really enjoyable page turner and I liked the narration!

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The plot and the rrhythm of the narration. A mix between domestic drama and taut thriller

Racy

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loved this story. was eager to get to the end. now its finished.feeling bereft.

brilliant

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Loved the start of story which is easy to relate to at first with a believable family, but it becomes sinister around part 4 and my enjoyment started to wain . It is a well constructed novel with quite a bit of car chase and building of tension. I stuck with it until put the end because I really wanted to find out what happened but feel a bit let down although the situation resolved itself with a few surprises.

I struggled with the narrator. Her Lorna voice sounds far too young for the mother role and makes it all sound rather unbelievable although her interpretation it works for the child and younger women .

The narrator's performance is not working for me

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